Bizarro Solar Cars Race Across the Australian Outback

The Open Road

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A pack of oddly shaped cars powered only by the suns rays are currently racing through the Australian outback, vying to be the first to complete the 1,860-mile course. The World Solar Challenge, now in its tenth year, is a grueling, three-day slog in which the cars race for nine hours each day, with the teams camping by the roadside each night.

This year's race attracted 38 teams from 17 countries including Australia, the United States, the Netherlands, Iran, Taiwan, and Japan. Click through the gallery for photos of some leading competitors.

October 27th, 2009 2:32 PM Tags: alternative energy, cars, electric cars, solar power
by Eliza Strickland in Environment, Technology | 1 comments | RSS feed | Trackback >

One Response to “Bizarro Solar Cars Race Across the Australian Outback”

1. Amtak Says:
October 29th, 2009 at 8:24 pm

Neat! Where can I buy one?

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